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'Just take it in and try to enjoy it:' Nanaimo rider ready as Tour de Rock rolls down Island
NANAIMO - The training is over, but now the real work begins for this year's Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock riders. The annual fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, and Camp Goodtimes, starts Saturday, Sept. 19, in Port Alice, then continues down Vancouver Island, where it wraps in Victoria on Oct. 2. Nanaimo RCMP ...
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2026 municipal election
Green, sustainable future the focus for Nanaimo Mayoral candidate
This article is part of a multi-week feature from NanaimoNewsNOW, profiling Mayoral candidates across the mid-Island ahead of the 2026 Municipal Election. For complete election coverage, click here. NANAIMO - A familiar name on the ballot is once again running to be Mayor of Nanaimo. Brunie Brunie is one of four Mayora...
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Bitten by the Bulldogs
Clippers lose to division rivals in home opener
NANAIMO - The Clippers started their season opening game well but eventually lost out 2-1 to Alberni Valley at Frank Crane Arena.Shortly after a disallowed Nanaimo goal Charles Béland notched the first goal of the game on a beautiful penalty shot deke in the first period.The game stayed at 1-0 until late in the ...
Sep 19, 2026
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'Just take it in and try to enjoy it:' Nanaimo rider ready as Tour de Rock rolls down Island
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2026 municipal election
Green, sustainable future the focus for Nanaimo Mayoral candidate
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
OPS arrest
Drug trafficker had loaded handgun at Nanaimo OPS
NANAIMO - An unrelated police surveillance operation led to the arrest of an armed drug trafficker at downtown Nanaimo's Overdose Prevention Site (OPS).Coltan Dennis Sharp, 31, pleaded guilty to five drug trafficking charges and possessing a loaded/restricted firearm in relation to a pair of incidents late in 2024.His ...
Sep 19, 2026
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non-life threatening injuries
One person stabbed after altercation near Nanaimo City Hall
NANAIMO - One person was taken to hospital after a stabbing near Nanaimo City Hall. Emergency crews were called to the Nanaimo Wellness and Recovery Centre at 250 Albert St., an overdose prevention site, around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, to reports of a stabbing. Nanaimo RCMP Reserve Cst. Gary O'Brien said police ...
Sep 18, 2026
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freedom of the city
Unique 800-year-old ceremony marking Parksville Legion's 100th anniversary
PARKSVILLE - A ceremony dating back nearly 800 years will honour a century of service and legacy in the Oceanside region this weekend. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 49 (Mt. Arrowsmith) is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 19, by requesting Freedom of the City, a process and ceremony which originated i...
Sep 18, 2026
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Fresh Start
Clippers hope new season sees continued momentum after trip to BCHL Finals
NANAIMO - A new BCHL season brings a clean slate, but the Nanaimo Clippers hope it can also carry momentum after tremendous 2025-26 campaign and an appearance in the BCHL Finals.Head coach and general manager Colin Birkas said the post season run provided many great hockey memories."It was a lot of fun to be a par...
Sep 18, 2026
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scaled down plan
BC Housing advances revised Nanaimo housing proposal
NANAIMO - While a multi-faceted nearly 400 rental unit community is still hoped for, a reduced housing proposal would still fill significant needs. BC Housing recently submitted a revised vision for one of three neighbouring properties along Fifth St. just west of University Village where the former Sanala low-income h...
Sep 18, 2026
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High-value theft
VIDEO: Pokémon cards stolen from Nanaimo hobby shop
NANAIMO - Allan Mah happened to be taking his dog out for an early morning bathroom break when a security notification blared on his phone, alerting him to a break-in at his nearby hobby shop. The owner/operator of All Elite Cards and Games on Bowen Rd., just north of Pryde Ave., then made the short five-minute drive t...
Sep 17, 2026
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British Columbia
Penticton, B.C., city councillor convicted of sex offences, city says seat vacant
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton says James Miller will not be returning to his position as a city councillor after being convicted of an indictable criminal offence. The Penticton Herald reports that Miller, who was also the managing editor of that n...
Sep 18, 2026
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Two boys abducted in Alberta found safe in B.C., mother and partner charged: RCMP
BEAVERLODGE - RCMP say two young boys who were allegedly abducted in Alberta more than two months ago by their mother and her partner have been found safe in British Columbia. The boys, ages four and six, were found Thursday at a rural property in West...
Sep 18, 2026
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What would a Canada-EU energy alliance look like?
CALGARY - Canada has the potential to bolster Europe's energy security through a new alliance, but experts say it doesn't necessarily mean tankers crossing the Atlantic Ocean laden with oil or liquefied natural gas. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in St...
Sep 18, 2026
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Conservatives in chaos as eight join CentreBC and Eby says no decision on early vote
The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks. ...
Sep 18, 2026
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Drought conditions persist across southern B.C. despite recent rainfall
VICTORIA - British Columbia's southern Interior is facing "entrenched" drought conditions despite recent rainfall. The River Forecast Centre says in its latest water scarcity bulletin that many groundwater monitoring wells in the region "continue to r...
Sep 18, 2026
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Clutch moments galore, on friends' epic road trip from Vancouver to Arctic and back
VANCOUVER - When Jaden Konishi rolled his 1986 Porsche 944 into Vancouver after an 8,000-kilometre road trip to the Arctic Circle, he had a surplus of new memories but no clutch. It had died about 3,000 kilometres earlier, somewhere in the Yukon's Tomb...
Sep 18, 2026
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Local Sports
Kicking It
VIU soccer teams hit the pitch for 2026 PACWEST season
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are beginning a new PACWEST soccer season with differing expectations.The women will attempt to win the provincial championship for a third straight time, while the men are hoping to rise up the table after finishing 2-7-3 in 2025.Women's coach Bobbie Taylor said her group will have a strong ...
Sep 12, 2026
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Scoring Big
Vancouver Island Seals provide elite development pathway for female hockey players
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Seals hockey program has been going since 2017 and it's the only female AAA hockey team on the island. General manager Cynthia Fowler said the team had been based out of the south island to start but now calls Port Alberni home. "Last year we moved the team to Port Alberni because of...
Sep 07, 2026
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Starting Early
Nanaimo Hornets rugby fostering next generation with active kids programs
NANAIMO - Hornets rugby is underway for the fall session with a lot of options for young players. There are sessions for as young as pre-kindergarten which includes parent participation and other opportunities for U7 and U8 kids are play based in an effort to get kids out and running and touching a rugby ball. Hornets ...
Sep 05, 2026
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Rivalry Renewed
First Clippers win of the season comes in Cowichan Valley
DUNCAN - The Clippers and Cowichan Valley Capitals clashed for the first time since Game 7 of the second round of the 2026 BCHL playoffs.Nanaimo won Game 7 and also took the first matchup of the new season 4-2 on Saturday, Sept. 19.After a scoreless first period the Capitals Raphael Messier opened the scoring from the ...
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Bitten by the Bulldogs
Clippers lose to division rivals in home opener
NANAIMO - The Clippers started their season opening game well but eventually lost out 2-1 to Alberni Valley at Frank Crane Arena.Shortly after a disallowed Nanaimo goal Charles Béland notched the first goal of the game on a beautiful penalty shot deke in the first period.The game stayed at 1-0 until late in the ...
Sep 19, 2026
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Fresh Start
Clippers hope new season sees continued momentum after trip to BCHL Finals
NANAIMO - A new BCHL season brings a clean slate, but the Nanaimo Clippers hope it can also carry momentum after tremendous 2025-26 campaign and an appearance in the BCHL Finals.Head coach and general manager Colin Birkas said the post season run provided many great hockey memories."It was a lot of fun to be a par...
Sep 18, 2026
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Canada
International Language Academy of Canada shutters over bankruptcy
The International Language Academy of Canada says it has filed for bankruptcy protection and cancelled all classes and programming. A notice posted on the private language school's website, better known as ILAC, says it has faced growing financial chal...
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Quebec diving company details how diver was bitten by great white shark
A diver who was bitten by a shark earlier this week in Quebec is still in hospital but in stable condition, according to his colleague at the local diving centre. "I just spoke with him about half an hour ago," said Jean-François Vézina, vice-chair of ...
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Canada's defence minister calls U.S. deal on Greenland 'encouraging'
OTTAWA - National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States' deal to boost its military presence in Greenland while keeping the island under Danish control is "encouraging." U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denma...
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'Why walk away?': Emotional Danielle Smith speaks against separation at online forum
CALGARY - An emotional Premier Danielle Smith held back tears Saturday as she recounted a long list of historic indignities Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government. Smith was the opening speaker at a virtual assembly discussing A...
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Bill will help reduce government interventions during strikes: Hajdu
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says upcoming legislation will help reduce the number of times the federal government has to intervene in strikes. Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill Saturday, Hajdu did not provide many details about expected ...
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'It's so emotional': Fear and unity on Alberta's referendum campaign trail
EDMONTON - Alberta's summer of unrest over its role in Confederation is striding into a final phase of rallies, lawn sign rivalry and hyperbolic warnings of doom and demise. With one month to go before the Oct. 19 referendum, drivers going through many...
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World
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia including largest attack on Moscow
Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, officials said Sunday, including what Moscow's mayor described as the "largest ever" attack on the Russian capital. Russia's Ministry of Defense said that its forces shot ...
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Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile
CAIRO (AP) - Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in...
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MS NOW says its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds
WASHINGTON (AP) - MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Donald Trump said he would ban the network other outlets from the complex. The action escalated Trump's lo...
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Nanaimo Homeowners: Centra's $1M Window Efficiency Plan is now over 75% claimed
The Centra Install Pros Window Efficiency Plan - a program helping Nanaimo homeowners cut the cost of new windows and doors - is running out of runway fast. The plan puts up to $650 toward each window or door replaced, drawn from a dedicated $1 million fund set aside for local homeowners. There is no income testing and...
Sep 18, 2026
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Resort-Style Retirement Living in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter
For many retirees, and those nearing retirement, staying in their home can be difficult. The time spent on day-to-day maintenance, plus dealing with bigger repairs usually required on an older home, can cut into time they'd rather spend enjoying their retirement. And if they're traveling, they don't want to worry about...
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Most people who volunteer for their strata council don't sign up to be an accountant. But for many in smaller strata communities, with less than 50 units, that's exactly what they end up doing. They spend time researching bylaws, getting quotes for maintenance, and worrying that something important has been missed. The...
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